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The German Alexander Zverev, winner last year of the Masters 1000 in Rome whose 2025 edition begins on Wednesday, admitted on Tuesday May 6 at a press conference that he had felt “a little in burn-out” after the Australian Open, where he bowed in the final against the Italian Jannik Sinner. A difficult period which he tries to overcome.
Alexander Zverev does not hide it. Winner last year of the Masters 1000 in Rome, the title holder admitted this Tuesday, May 6, that he felt “a little in burnout” after the Australian Open. “Before Munich, my level of play was not great. There are explanations for this. I think that I have not taken rest after the Australian Open is the main reason,” said the world No. 2 at a press conference.
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“I felt like I was a little in ‘burn-out’. Tennis is a difficult sport, we play a lot, we travel a lot, but we do not give rest to our bodies, to our minds, and I, I needed that,” he added. After his defeat in Melbourne against Sinner in three sets (6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3), Zverev, still in search of 28 years of a first title in Grand Chelem, played the tournaments of Rio, Buenos Aires and Acapulco on clay, with the best result two quarter-finals.
-“I’m going to find my tennis for the biggest tournaments”
He was then eliminated prematurely as soon as he entered Indian Wells, dropped in the round of 16 in Miami, before being eliminated again as soon as he entered Monte-Carlo. The German has taken over a few colors by winning the Munich tournament at home, an ATP 250, before a defeat in the round of 16 of Madrid Masters 1000 against Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo.
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“I am on the right track, I won a tournament two weeks ago, I must not forget it, you have to keep the positive in mind,” he said. “I am not happy with my results, but I think that the ‘top players’ up their level during the big tournaments, during the most important moments,” said the player at 24 ATP titles. “I’m going to find my tennis for the greatest tournaments,” concluded the one who always dreams of a first Grand Slam title.
